Mechanical Engineer

Leidos • Lynnwood, WA

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About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Mechanical Engineer in its Undersea Systems Division to support underwater vehicle systems, maritime sensors, subsea telemetry, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions for defense and national security missions. The engineer will work within a multidisciplinary team on advanced maritime technologies, spanning production processes through prototype design. The division develops and supports sensor networks, unmanned systems, and tactical platforms, with an emphasis on mission-critical solutions and disciplined execution.

The position provides hands-on engineering support for the production, integration, testing, and sustainment of complex maritime systems. The engineer will investigate and resolve production and field issues, improve designs, maintain technical documentation, and work with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, technicians, suppliers, and customers. The role also supports configuration changes, obsolescence management, repairs, upgrades, system integration, and fielded-system readiness throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering (Systems, Mechanical, Ocean), Physics, or Math.
• At least 10 years of experience with subsea maritime systems or other integrated electromechanical systems.
• At least 5 years of experience leading integrated teams.
• Exposure to Department of Defense technical program execution.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Applicable industry experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• More than 10 years leading the design, development, and integration of complex subsea maritime systems.
• Experience with UUVs, deployed subsea systems, and underwater payloads.
• Experience with manufacturing processes and procedure development.
• Experience with underwater acoustics.
• Proven track record in product manufacturing and transitioning designs to production.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 and quality-focused engineering processes.
• Exposure to DoD program execution, including contract, financial, and subcontractor management.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on mechanical engineering support for production, integration, testing, and sustainment of complex maritime systems.
• Resolve production and field issues through technical investigation, root-cause analysis, and practical engineering solutions.
• Improve product designs for manufacturability, reliability, maintainability, and cost while maintaining system performance and mission requirements.
• Develop and maintain mechanical drawings, specifications, bills of material, work instructions, and other technical documentation needed to support production.
• Work with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, technicians, and suppliers to address material, component, and assembly challenges.
• Support configuration changes, obsolescence management, component substitutions, repairs, and upgrades throughout the product lifecycle.
• Participate in system integration, testing, troubleshooting, and disposition of nonconforming hardware to keep production and delivery on track.
• Provide engineering support for fielded systems to help keep delivered products reliable, supportable, and mission ready.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior